The Japanese seemed to issue better mastering jobs for CDs released in the late '80s and early '90s, with occasionally better artwork and bonus tracks. Mirage was one of those CDs that sounded much better than the US counterpart. There was no remastering, but the levels were much more acceptable. I don't know how the US version of the CD ever got approved. The volume level is substantially lower than other discs released around this time.
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